Rob Bates

Robert Bates is Research Director at the Centre for Migration Control

Net migration may be falling, but the long tail of Britain’s recent immigration regime ensures the debate is far from over

The UN migration compact may be non-binding, but its political effects are very real

A regulator built to uphold standards has become a partisan censor — the right must walk away before it is too late

Why illegal entry plus crime should equal aggravated punishment

Britain’s immigration policy has been run by researchers who were never right — and rarely challenged

Finally, there is space for rational debate on the consequences of mass migration

We deserve more transparency when it comes to who and what influences British immigration policy

Short-termist immigration policies are also damaging foreign nations

Should the Tories be so proud to have been raising numbers?